Special expenditure - college - tax deductable?

I added several special expenditures for college, and since I know those are partially tax-deductable (depending on income limits), I thought ESplanner would figure out the fraction they were tax deductable; I think the deduction limit is $4,000 in one case and a $2,500 credit in another case. But instead it appears ESplanner is taking the whole college expense I entered as a tax-deduction, which incorrectly lowers my projected taxes too much. To be more accurate I think I should just change it to "not tax related." Does that sound right? Or I could try to do a more detailed calculation of how much might be deductable (my income might be too high to get all the deduction) and how much isn't deductable, and enter them separately.

I found it easier to mark College Expenses as "Not Tax Related" and then add in a Special Receipt for the $2500 tax credit for each year a child is in college. I think this provides more accurate results.

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